Plans for Slow Triangle Make Progress with Support from Supervisor Mandelman's office.

In March, DTNA representatives met with Supervisor Mandelman and staff, as well as officials of the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) to begin outlining the scope of work for initial progress on our Slow Triangle plans. Jamie Parks of MTA had created a slide show of bulb-outs and medians that need work, and Bryan Dahl of DPW offered ideas for structures at various intersections that could improve pedestrian and vehicle safety as well as traffic flow.

Supervisor Mandelman explained that with a large-budget project like this (it could run into multi-millions) they will start with budgetary areas that are already in the system, like those for street and sidewalk repair or pedestrian safety, and then look to the Mayor ’s office to fund the remainder. Funds will be available from President Biden ’s infrastructure and COVID-19 stimulus bills (the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the American Rescue Plan), and we need to have our ducks in a row by the end of 2022 to be considered for the 2023 budget.

Thanks to funding from the Supervisor ’s office and a donation from Waymo, DTNA has hired a graduate student intern for the summer to conduct a series of workshops with neighbors and to develop the design work that will provide a vision we can rally around. We are thrilled to introduce you to Martine Kushner – you can learn more about her and her work in this issue. We are actively fundraising to include a second graduate student intern – if you have any information on funding resources, please contact landuse@dtna.org.

Please watch your email and this space for invites to the workshops, and get involved with the process – the more neighbors who participate the better the final outcome will be. See you there!